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Angry Birds Star Wars (iOS - regular |HD or Android - regular |HD) is finally here, and it's got all the slingshot bird destruction you already love, paired with the "Star Wars" characters and weapons you remember from the movies.

While in gameplay it's similar to earlier Angry Birds games, new weapons and Jedi-like abilities add enough new elements to the action to make the new game well worth your money.

Just as in earlier Angry Birds games, you're presented with a series of levels where you need to destroy all the pigs. But these Imperial Pigtroopers have new tricks up their sleeves, including blasters you'll need to avoid.

As you progress through the levels you'll unlock new "Star Wars"-themed birds, like the Obi-Wan Kenobi bird that uses a Force push to knock down objects and take out Pigtroopers. Your birds level up as you play, too, so the Luke bird you get in the beginning (with no skills) will later earn a lightsaber that you can use to take out objects in your way. Of course, if you fail to finish a level, you'll get a glimpse of the Pig Darth Vader taunting you to try again.

Jason Parker has been at CNET for nearly 15 years. He is the senior editor in charge of iOS software and has become an expert reviewer of the software that runs on each new Apple device. He now spends most of his time covering Apple iOS releases and third-party apps.
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